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MidMichigan opens $30M heart and vascular center

Midland-based MidMichigan Health's $30 million heart and vascular center opened its doors to patients Nov. 9.

Scripps, Kaiser extend cardiovascular partnership

San Diego-based Scripps Health and Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente signed a five-year agreement that extends a 40-year partnership, according to a Nov. 12 news release.

Duke surgeons perform 1,500th heart transplant

Duke University Hospital in Durham, N.C., recently completed its 1,500th heart transplant, making it the fifth transplant center in the U.S. to hit this milestone, The News & Observer reported Nov. 11.

Delaware cardiology clinic pays $500,000 to settle fraud claims

Eranga Cardiology, a practice with locations in Milford and Dover, Del., has agreed to pay $500,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Delaware said Nov. 10.

Heart attack risk higher for veterans with brain injury, PTSD, study finds

About 23 percent of veterans who fought in the Gulf War or Iraq and Afghanistan wars experienced a traumatic brain injury, and they face a significantly higher risk for heart attack along with those who have post-traumatic stress disorder, according…

Food insecurity raises death risk for heart disease, study finds

The COVID-19 pandemic's economic and social toll has exacerbated food insecurity, and those facing this issue may have an increased cardiovascular death risk, according to research published Nov. 9 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

Donated heart delivered to California hospital after helicopter carrying it crashes

A helicopter ambulance transporting a donated heart with three people on board crashed on top of Keck Hospital in Los Angeles Nov. 6, the Los Angeles Times reports.

AMA donates $100,000 toward remote blood pressure monitoring in Chicago

The American Medical Association is donating $100,000 to help healthcare organizations on Chicago's West Side to help patients better manage their blood pressure remotely, the AMA said Nov. 9.

Kawasaki disease can lead to heart problems later in life, study finds

Survivors of Kawasaki disease, a condition that causes blood vessel inflammation in young children, have a higher risk of developing heart disease for more than 10 years after diagnosis, according to research presented at the American College of Rheumatology's annual…

Heart surgeons with less experience have worse valve surgery outcomes, study finds

Early-career cardiac surgeons with less than 10 years of experience had worse patient outcomes for valve procedures than those with more than 10 years of clinical practice, according to a Nov. 3 study published in JAMA Network Open.